The prisoner struggled.
"No, everything I said is true. I really don't know anything else."
But Interrogator believed the words of the cloaked man very much. He cracked his knuckles and said in a cruel tone, "It seems that if I don't give you some clues, you don't know where this place is!"
"Someone, give him Water Torture!"
Soon, two jailers came over to free the prisoner who was hanging in the air, and tied him face up to a bench. His limbs were also tied tightly with ropes around his waist.
One of the guards brought a towel and put it over the prisoner's face.
Interrogator came to the prisoner with a bucket of water. He scooped out half of the water with a gourd, raised his arm and poured it on the prisoner's face, which was covered by a towel.
"Ahem~"
The prisoner choked on the water, and he immediately held his breath to prevent the water that had seeped into the towel from flowing into his nostrils.
But this is doomed to be in vain.
The prisoner was lying face up and his hands were tightly tied. He could only shake his head violently from side to side in order to shake off the towel.
However, it was as if the towel was stuck to his face and he couldn't get it off no matter how hard he shook it off.
"Haha! No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless! If you honestly reveal the hidden information, I will take off the towel for you immediately."
Interrogator kept grinning and poured half a ladle of water on the towel.
Because of the violent struggle just now, the oxygen in the prisoner's body was quickly exhausted, and a strong sense of suffocation constantly impacted his brain.
"Hmm! Well——"
The prisoner made a sound of pain. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly let go of his air hole and took a quick breath.
However, along with the influx of air, a large amount of water was also sucked into the mouth and nose. In addition to the still existing feeling of suffocation, another kind of pain - the feeling of being drowned also surged.
Interrogator said very excitedly, "It seems that you enjoy this feeling very much. I'll let you enjoy it more!"
After speaking, he sprinkled half a scoop of water on the towel.
The cloaked man on the side watched with interest as Interrogator tortured the captives. He returned to the chair where he had been and sat down, crossing his legs and slowly admiring it.
"Interesting, interesting!"
The corners of the cloaked man's mouth were slightly raised, smiling while talking to himself.
"I didn't expect that mortals could come up with such a method. I think this is much more effective than the magic used for torture."
The prisoner was still trying to shake off the towel on his face. Since he could not breathe, his body's conditioned reflex drove him to open his mouth wide and forcefully breathe and swallow. As a result, a large amount of water was sucked into his stomach, lungs and bronchi.
The water in his stomach, lungs and trachea caused unbearable pain to his body. He coughed, vomited and kicked his feet.
After about two or three minutes, the prisoner basically lost consciousness, but his central nervous system was still working, and the central nervous system was still protecting the owner. At this moment, although the prisoner lost consciousness, the physical pain was even more excruciating, and his whole body began to spasm.
His lung lobes, trachea, and bronchi began to secrete large amounts of viscous secretions—large amounts of thick nasal discharge.
Suddenly, the smell of urine filled the interrogation room, and the prisoner began to urinate incontinently.
A whip struck him hard.
"Really, you peed on my uncle's territory."
Interrogator felt that it was almost done, and lifted the towel covering the prisoner's face.
The two guards untied the rope, made the prisoner sit up, and slapped him hard on the back.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
The prisoner coughed violently and choked out large amounts of water from his mouth and nose.
Interrogator clasped his hands on his chest and asked proudly, "How is it? Do you want to recruit or not?"
"Let me tell you, my 'Water Torture' is very efficient! About 80% of people who enjoy this technique will speak up and say whatever they want. As for the remaining 20%..."
A chilling smile appeared on his face, "Guess what? They were all tortured to death during the torture process!"
In order to help the prisoner regain consciousness as soon as possible, the jailer whipped him several times with a whip.
"I said... ahem... I said..."
The prisoner's brain regained consciousness, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He never wanted to experience that hellish feeling again.
"It's true that if you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink. If you tell me earlier, you won't have to suffer such a heavy punishment. Tell it honestly."
The prisoner did not explain immediately, but kept gasping for air. Air was too precious for him now.
"Untie him!"
Interrogator There is no rush now, the opponent's psychological defense has been broken.
The prisoner closed his eyes and tried to adjust his breathing, slowly regaining his composure.
The cloaked man who had been "watching" the execution process came up.
"You have to tell the truth honestly this time. As long as there is even a little bit of untruth in your confession, I will be able to detect it right away. When the time comes..."
He pointed to Interrogator next to him.
"This gentleman will let you enjoy the service just now again. Why don't you do it? To be honest, I am quite looking forward to your lying, so that I can watch the wonderful performance just now again. Hahahaha!"
His maniacal laughter echoed in the interrogation room.
In the temporary headquarters located in the center of the town, several officers, including Samar, were gathering together to discuss new information obtained from the prisoners.
The cloaked man who had previously assisted Interrogator in extracting a confession in the dungeon was speaking.
"Master Samar, I think now is the best time to attack. Before the main force of Royalist Party's army goes south, we can capture Thorn Fortress in one go."
"After taking the fortress, even if we don't fight in the coming winter, we will be in a great advantage after the spring of next year."
Samar held his chin with one hand and watched the cloaked man's performance with cold eyes without saying a word.
He really didn't like the weirdo in front of him for no other reason than that he was a wizard.
Duke Giles has wizards working under his command - or assisting him, and there are quite a few of them. This is no secret among the top brass of the rebels.
The addition of this mysterious force was also one of the important reasons that prompted the Grand Duke to make up his mind to launch a rebellion.
When the Grand Duke disclosed the existence of his wizards to his confidants and important subordinates, many people thought it was a fantasy.
However, the various miraculous abilities displayed by those people quickly convinced everyone of their identities, and they were convinced that the addition of wizards was indeed a great help to our side.
As for the interference of Church forces? Through the silent layout that lasted for several generations, the middle and upper classes of Church in the south have long been controlled by the people of the Giles Family. Even if they break with Holy See Headquarters, it will be fine. Of course, the premise is that the Grand Duke has the strength to compete with Holy See Headquarters.
Although it is impossible to break up with Holy See Headquarters now, it is still easy to conceal the existence of the wizard.
However, given the traditional image of wizards, many generals still have a grudge against this group, and Samar is one of them.
He was feeling quite unhappy now. This Laoshizi wizard suddenly appeared in the army some time ago with a warrant from the Grand Duke, claiming to be here to assist him.
But he soon discovered that the wizard was always trying to replace him in controlling the army, or trying to sideline him.
Fortunately, he himself was also very skilled, and he firmly held on to the power in his hands, preventing this insidious guy from succeeding.
In his opinion, this wizard was so happy with his achievements that he knew nothing about military affairs, yet he urged him to attack Thorn Fortress again and again.
Be good! That is Thorn Fortress, known as the most powerful pass in the south, and the existence that Dodge Family family heads of all generations have relied on to break the earth and declare themselves the king.
Samar thinks that he is quite "crazy", but he is not crazy enough to defeat Thorn Fortress with the few troops at hand.
Therefore, he made up his mind to just keep an eye on the defenders on the fortress at the current stage, and wait until the Great Fair determined the thorns in the south, and then lead the main force to join him before making any plans.
He had rejected the wizard's suggestions several times before. Maybe the other party had mysterious power, but he was really a novice in military matters.
The rather unconvinced wizard had demonstrated his power a few days ago.
He cast spells on several scouts. These scouts were only wearing a set of soft leather armor that did not affect their movement. However, under the influence of the mysterious power, they actually gained defensive power comparable to plate armor.
"Let them go north deep into the opponent's security area and capture a few tongues. If they can find out through torture that there are insufficient troops in the fortress, we will attack!"
The news about the fire in Royal Capital's granary has spread among the Southern Army. There is a high probability that they will not be able to send troops south. This is why the wizard is so confident.
"Okay! If the opponent's troops are really small enough, we will attack."
Samar agreed at that time.
Now, the intelligence torture has come out. There are only a few thousand troops in the fortress, but the wizard claims that under his magic, all lies are undetectable and the intelligence is 100% true.
So, to fight or not to fight?